Do you hear what I hear?

[evadne_noel]

When someone said to me the other day, “Oh, your name is Noelle? You must have been born at Christmas!” (NO), I knew it was about time for me to break out my yearly rant about how much I hate Christmas music. Enjoy my vitriol!

Comments

[dreamstrifer]

This reminds me of a conversation I had with someone in my church when they heard my brother and I wanted to do a duet of "O Holy Night" on Christmas Eve.

The lady said, "I sure hope you can hit that high note." in this doubtful, snotty tone (I remember you saying something in the past about the singer BETTER be able to hit that high note, or just don't even try. At least I think it was you).

I considered being snotty back and telling her I was a first soprano studying classical song literature in college, but I decided to play nice and told her it was no problem. Oh Christmas Music. Always giving people a chance to be bitchy. ;-)

[evadne_noel]

It sounds like an opinion I would hold, but I would NEVER say that to someone who was in the process of attempting it. Geez, lady. Save that nasty for your blog!

[frenchroast]

My problem with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra isn't the radio overplay (because I avoid the radio at all times of the year) but the fact that 2/3 of everything on their CDs is NOT rock+traditional Christmas music. If I want to hear snotty children or random vocalists singing random pieces of Christmas music strung together, I can get that pretty much anywhere else. I like the vast bulk of my Christmas music instrumental, or choral, because I'm picky about which versions I'll listen to with individual voices.

[evadne_noel]

I feel that the problem with a vast amount of Christmas music is that most people are not picky, but are so unpicky as to drive the small percentage of people who are totally insane.

[frenchroast]

I think you've nailed it right there.

I'll just comfort myself with "Nutmeg" from Stephen Colbert's Christmas special. Now that's a song I can get behind.

[evadne_noel]

Oh, LOL. I'd never heard that song before, but when you mentioned it, I had to go look it up.

[onlyonechoice]

All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth

Oh god that SONG...my parents would constantly sing that around T-as-a-child. That one and "I'm Gettin' Nuffin' for Christmas", but that first song. *facepalm*

When I was a senior in high school, I was in a terrible car accident in early December - I had to be intubated, and the intubation was traumatic enough that I lost...yes. Two of my front teeth (well, one front tooth and the tooth to the left of it).

By the time I was out of the hospital, I wanted to find all the people who came to visit with me and punch them in the mouth after all of the, "I bet I know what YOU want for Christmas!"

Gah, that song. *shudder*

[evadne_noel]

...that is even worse than having people make stupid "Noel" jokes your entire life. Because first there is trauma, and THEN THERE IS STUPID CHRISTMAS JOKES. I am so sorry.

[priscillapuck]

You are so fair. "Because first there is trauma, and THEN THERE IS STUPID CHRISTMAS JOKES." totally wins 2008 line of the year.

[evadne_noel]

Beating out even "Zombie President McKinley requires GRAAIINNNS"?

[evadne_noel]

Obviously, nothing can help Christmas music.